The Battle of Burgos, also known as Battle of Gamonal, was fought on November 10, 1808, during the

Peninsular War The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain ...

in the village of Gamonal, near

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populated municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of ...

, Spain. A powerful French army under Marshal Bessières overwhelmed and destroyed the outnumbered

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troops under General Belveder, opening central Spain to invasion.

Background

Napoleon's invasion of Spain The Peninsular War (1807–1814) was the military conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the invading and occupying forces of the First French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. In Spain, ...

had started with the Battle of Zornoza.

Battle

The French were attacking the Spanish positions in Burgos with a ratio 2:1. Only two divisions of the Army of Extremadura were in Burgos and the so the result of the battle was clear. Arrayed in an open plain at Gamonal, the Spaniards were broken by a massive cavalry charge and fled in panic, leaving the invaders to sack Burgos.

Aftermath

proceeded with the Battle of Espinosa de los Monteros.

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Battle of Burgos The Battle of Burgos, also known as Battle of Gamonal, was fought on November 10, 1808, during the Peninsular War in the village of Gamonal, near Burgos, Spain. A powerful France, French army under Jean-Baptiste Bessières, Marshal Bessières ...

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